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Sit-down restaurants in Ashtabula County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Ashtabula County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,825 of 2,405 scored counties
#84 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 197
- 54 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.4M
- On food away from home · $3,323 a household
- Spending per listing
- $662K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.2
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,713
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Ashtabula County is 35 (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,405 scored counties and #84 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 197 sit-down restaurants in Ashtabula County. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 27%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 50.2 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Ashtabula County comes to about $130.4M a year: $3,323 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $662K per restaurant, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Ashtabula County in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 561 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ashtabula County. Population estimates put the population change in Ashtabula County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ashtabula County compares
The same measures for Ohio and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the sit-down restaurants counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Ashtabula County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.2 | 48.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $662K | $783K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 561 | 632 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.6% | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,323 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,728 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 70−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 943
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19754 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ashtabula County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Ashtabula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,713−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 39,245
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,486
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,465
- Daytime population
- 87,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashtabula County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 95 | 83 | 34.3 | $1.4M | +16.5% | #5 of 2,405 |
| 2Pickaway County, OH | 89 | 58 | 26.5 | $1.5M | +7.4% | #27 of 2,405 |
| 3Morrow County, OH | 88 | 28 | 20.8 | $1.9M | +3.7% | #34 of 2,405 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 85 | 218 | 36.1 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #60 of 2,405 |
| 5Madison County, OH | 85 | 65 | 41.4 | $1M | +7.1% | #67 of 2,405 |
| 6Warren County, OH | 84 | 368 | 40.0 | $1.2M | +5.7% | #71 of 2,405 |
| 7Clermont County, OH | 81 | 318 | 37.4 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #109 of 2,405 |
| 8Holmes County, OH | 78 | 42 | 31.4 | $1.3M | +1.7% | #156 of 2,405 |
| 9Knox County, OH | 78 | 82 | 34.9 | $1.1M | +1.9% | #160 of 2,405 |
| 10Lorain County, OH | 78 | 486 | 38.1 | $1M | +3.1% | #166 of 2,405 |
| 84Ashtabula County, OH | 35 | 197 | 50.2 | $662K | −0.8% | #1,825 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Ashtabula County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes24
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops22
- Pizza18
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Ashtabula County, OH?
Ashtabula County has 197 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 54 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ashtabula County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $130.4M a year, or $3,323 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $662K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashtabula County, OH compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Ashtabula County has 50.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $662K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 561 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Ashtabula County scores 35 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,405 scored counties.
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